Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: July 14

Cosmic Christ

“In the Heart of Jesus,

the center of Christianity is set before us.

It expresses everything, all that is genuinely new

and revolutionary, in the New Covenant.

 

This Heart calls to our heart.

It invites us to step forth out of

the futile attempt of self-preservation,

and, by joining in the task of love,

by handing ourselves over to him and with him,

to discover the fullness of love, which alone is eternity,

and which alone sustains the world.”

 

– Joseph Ratzinger

Deeds, Not Words
July 13
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk, and judge only ...
To Do No Harm
July 12
When I walk through thy woods, may my right foot and my left foot be harmless to the little creatures that move in its grasses:   as it is said ...
Faith
July 11
Faith is not about understanding the ways of God.  It is not about maneuvering God into a position of human subjugation, making a God who ...
It Only Takes One
July 10
  One seed can start a garden. One smile can lift a spirit. One candle can light a room. One conversation can start a friendship.   -Unknown
At the Heart
July 9
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service. Mother ...
All are One
July 8
"...for the world's well-being and for our own individual well-being, we need to know that all things are interwoven, and that each strand in the tapestry is ...
We are Unique and One
July 7
"...as I move out into the world, I live out my uniqueness, but when I dare to look into my core, I come upon the one ...
Try Christ
July 6
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried." G.K. Chesterton
The Power of Prayer
July 5
"When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they ...
Be As Bread
July 4
"You must be as good as bread, which for everyone rests on the table and from which everyone, if hungry, may cut himself a piece for nourishment." St. Albert ...
Joy, Love and Compassion
July 3
Joy, love and compassion are essential ingredients in spiritual growth. We are enriched by their nurturing, and our world is enriched by their actualization. Profound joy is ...
God With Us
July 2
O Beloved, your way of knowing in amazing! The way you recognize every creature even before it appears. The way you gaze into the face of every human being and see ...
Communicate Hope
June 30
Are we not called to communicate a mystery of hope to those around us by the lives we lead? Br. Roger of Taize in "Thin Places," 9/10/11/2010
Expectation of Angels
June 29
To evoke angels...we need only to live in quiet expectation of their presence and attune ourselves to their heedings... From time to time, angels conceive and bring ...